Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a former French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting her career in 1937, she starred in over 50 films, appearing firstly in productions in her native France and also in Hollywood during the era of Classical Hollywood Cinema, subsequently she returned to French films from the mid-1960s until 2014. Biography Early life Born in Paris, she wanted to be an actress from an early age. She took acting classes in her early teens. Early French cinema (1937-1950) She made her film debut at the age of 15 in the 1937 production of La Fessée. In 1938, she was awarded the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti as the most promising young actress in French cinema. Her rise to European stardom, in films such as Devil in the Flesh (1947), led to offers in Hollywood.